Teenage Wei Wuxian is energetic and mischievous. Doesn't care for rules, which is going to be a bit of a problem. 

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He's also very intelligent and inventive, despite his seemingly easy-going attitude. He's devoted to his martial siblings, Jiang Cheng and Lanyi, who he'd do anything for. 

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A capable and friendly disciple of the Jin clan, she’s friends with the clan heir, Jin Zixuan, and often accompanies him.

 

In the inn, Wei Wuxian engages her in wordplay, showing us that he’s book smart to boot (the original name he gives to her- Yuan Dao- follows her name in a poem, which is what that whole bit was about; the line her friend quotes can be seen as meaning “Mianmian misses Yuan Dao”)

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Title: Zuwu Jun*

*often translated to “Brilliance Overgrowth Lord” or “The Lord of Munificent Waters” but the connotations are lost in translation. There is a post here that goes into more detail but a better localization would be something like Lord of Overabundant Benevolence

 

One of the famed Twin Jades of Gusu, he’s Lan Wangji’s older brother by a couple years and the leader of the Lan clan since their father’s death. He’s an incredibly skilled cultivator.

He’s a genuinely good guy, and his younger brother looks up to him. Immediately picks up on the attraction between Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji, and does everything he can to help it along. 

 

Plays a xiao made of white jade called Leibing (glacier), and his sword is named Shueyue (new moon). 

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Wen Ning’s older sister, and a favorite of Wen Ruohan who is a distant cousin.

 

She is very skilled with medicine. Intelligent and very cautious. Her number one goal is keeping her brother safe.

She is tasked by Wen Ruohan with finding the shard of Yin Iron hidden in Cloud Recesses. He makes a comment to her about it looking the same as the one from Darfan Mountain, implying that she has some previous experience with the Yin Iron. 

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The youngest of the Yunmeng siblings; he and Wei Wuxian are martial brothers, Lanyi is his biological sister. Heir to the Yunmeng Jiang sect.

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While he's concerned that Wei Wuxian's antics are going to get them all intro trouble, he really loves him like a brother. 

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Son and heir of the current Lanling Jin clan leader, he and the Yunmeng siblings have all known each other since they were children. Being the heir to the richest and one of the most politically powerful clans has gone to his head.

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Engaged in an arranged marriage to Yanli, which he’s conflicted about. She, however, carries a torch for him, even though her brothers don’t like him at all.

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Lan Wangji and Lan Xichen’s paternal uncle, he also raised them. Known for being a strict and pedantic teacher, and for an unwavering adherence to rules and traditions. Has zero tolerance for unorthodox cultivation methods.

While his nephew Xichen is the one who is the leader of their sect, Lan Qiren is an important and respected figure in the cultivation world, partially because of his role educating young cultivators.

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A rogue cultivator currently working with the Wen clan. He’s known for his charming smile and inhumane deeds. 

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Has knowledge of the location of one of the Yin Iron pieces, but is holding out on sharing it until he gets what he wants- which has something to do with the Chang clan in Yueyang.

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Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian’s older sister.

 

She’s shy and not a particularly good cultivator, but she’s a really good sister. She just wants to have her family all be happy and together. Expresses affection via soup.

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Engaged in an arranged marriage to Jin Zixuan, and is genuinely in love with him. 

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Younger brother of the Gusu Lan clan leader. Together they’re the famed Twin Jades of Gusu (though his brother is a few years older)

As a teenager he's known for being an amazingly skilled cultivator, but also for his stubborn adherence to the many, many rules of the Lan clan, and  his taciturn demeanor. Looks up to his brother, Xichen.

His sword is named Bichen, and he is very skilled with the guqin. 

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Chief Cultivator and Qishan Wen clan leader who is obsessed with getting all four shards of the Yin Iron in order to ensure the continued supremacy of the Wen clan over the other cultivation clans. Using the Yin Iron to create “puppets” out of cultivators.

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Seems to have a soft spot for Wen Qing, but otherwise pretty scary and unapproachable.

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Has two sons, Wen Zu and Wen Chao.

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